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Monday, September 16, 2013

Arctic Fire by Paul Byers

Arctic Fire by Paul Byers

From Goodreads.com

Wealthy entrepreneur Nigel Cain has devised an efficient new way to bring the earth’s most precious resource to the masses – clean water – by transporting massive man-made icebergs from the frigid arctic and delivering them literally to the doorsteps of millions.

Gabriel
Pike works at a small engineering firm that has been awarded the task
of giving the final safety approval to pilot the first gigantic block of
ice into New York harbor.

A consummate showman, Cain has built a
fabulous 5-Star hotel and casino high atop the iceberg so his celebrity
guests and media elite can cover this spectacle from beginning to end.
Pike is whisked away from his work-a-day world and dropped into the lap
of luxury where he’s expected to simply rubber-stamp his inspection.

A
brutal winter storms ravages the iceberg and exposes structural
inconsistencies and hidden agendas that fill Pike with serious doubts
about the true intentions of the project. But a grisly double homicide
on the ice puts the inspections on the back burner and sends Pike’s life
spiraling out of control when he’s accused of being the jealous
murderer in a lover’s triangle.

But Pike soon discovers that
there is far more at stake than just his life. He uncovers a conspiracy
more heinous than anything he could have imagined – a plot that will
level a city, change the political face of America, and whose shockwaves
will be felt around the world. Fate rests in his hands – if he can
survive long enough to take action...

Paul grew up in Oregon
on the shores of the mighty and mysterious Columbia River, and spent
endless hours daydreaming on the beach in front of his house, making up
stories about the ships from exotic ports all over the world that
steamed up the river – what secret cargo might they be carrying; did
they harbor spies who were on dark and exciting missions?

Later
in adult life, he moved to another mysterious and provocative city – Las
Vegas, just outside the famous Nellis Air Force base. After work he
would sit on his porch and watch the fighters take off and land,
igniting his imagination with visions of secret missions and rich
speculation about what could possibly be hidden at Area 51.

After
moving back to his native Pacific Northwest, Paul worked for the Navy
and took every opportunity he could to speak with veterans from WWII to
the Gulf War, listening to them swap stories and relate the experiences
of a lifetime.

So it is this combination of a passionate love of
history, a vivid “what if” imagination, and a philosophy of life that
boils down to the belief that – there are few things in life that a
bigger hammer won’t fix – that led Paul to become a writer of exciting,
fact-based action-thrillers. His greatest joy is leaving his readers
wondering where the facts end and the fiction begins.

My Take: What do you do about the world's water disappearing? Bring down an iceberg from the North Atlantic of course. But what if there were those who didn't want the plan to succeed? There is plenty of thrills and chills in this book. If you like thrillers and action packed adventure then this book should satisfy. There is plenty to fill your appetite. I would recommend this book for any one that likes the above type of books.

I received a review copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion from Premier Virtual Author book tours.

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